Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- A Northern advocacy group, Arewa 100 Percent Focus, has raised the alarm over the continued detention of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, insisting that his freedom should follow swiftly on the heels of a valid court order.

In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, the group's National President, Dr. Abubakar Fakai, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to obey the ruling delivered by Justice Babaginda Hassan of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on December 18, describing compliance as a litmus test for respect for the rule of law.

Fakai warned that justice must not be turned into a selective sieve, stressing that anti-corruption efforts lose credibi...